aop
ad

Pre-Pack

Pre-packs may be "morally questionable"

Turnaround Director Panel finds pre-packs need even more transparency

13 Oct 2009

UK sweetmaking trio enter administration

PwC called in at Mr Lucky Bags, Stockleys Sweets and Teepee Creative

24 Sep 2009

High and Mighty sold to J.D. Williams via pre-pack

100 jobs, 14 outlets of menswear retailer saved by PwC administrators

11 Sep 2009

Desnos slates pre-packs

Euler Hermes chief exec warns of pre-pack abuse as company collapses near record levels

11 Sep 2009

Pre-pack saves Haymills, PwC says

Property contracting company saved from 'fraught' task of finding a buyer while in administration by behind closed doors sale

13 Aug 2009

Lombok snapped up through pre-pack brokered by KPMG

124 out of 161 jobs at the high-end furniture retailer secured because of the pre-pack

30 Jul 2009

IPs praised on pre-packs, but must do better: Insolvency Service

Insolvency Service say insolvency experts have taken positive approach but regulator will still 'be looking to strengthen SIP 16 to ensure it gives creditors what they want. '

22 Jul 2009

BDO uses pre-pack to save 400 jobs at Allied Carpets

Dermot Power, Shay Bannon and Graham Newton save 400 jobs after the ailing company was placed into administration, simultaneously selling 51 stores back to management

20 Jul 2009

Directors should pay for pre-pack abuse

It’s the directors stupid

09 Jul 2009

Video: The taxman's new debt collector and are pre-packs working?

Pre-pack adminisrations in review and HMRC outsources outstanding debt collection

03 Jul 2009

Pre-packs overtake normal administrations

Pre-packs are becoming the first choice option in a climate where vital trading funds have dried up and market reactions see company values drop severely, say IPs

18 Jun 2009

Insolvency: so what is a pre-pack?

With pre-packs hitting the headlines, Tim Carter and David Kendall look at this much maligned form of administration

11 Jun 2009

Cobra sold to Molson Coors through PwC pre-pack

Beer brewer saved after PwC insolvency experts broker pre-packaged deal to form a joint venture with Molson Coors UK and some of the existing shareholders of Cobra Beer

01 Jun 2009

IPs hit back after MPs' pre-pack slurs

The new head of the Insolvency Practitioners Association, Frank Simms, backs pre-packs while supporting government plans to make more cash available to help administrators keep businesses afloat

21 May 2009

MPs demand more transparency for pre-packs

Business panel warns if SIP 16 fails to address concerns, ‘it will be necessary to take more radical action’

06 May 2009

Pre-pack administration Catch-22 flagged up

Experts criticise lack of legislative support for pre-packs while saying that agreeing on standards will be a 'minefield'

05 Feb 2009

Bank loan squeeze fuelling rise in pre-packs, says IP chief

Controversial ‘pre-packaged’ administrations are becoming more common because it is harder to obtain bank loans, a leading insolvency practitioner says

29 Jan 2009

Pre-packs: trade secrets

Pre-packs need to be more open and better understood

29 Jan 2009

Whittard and Officers Club sold in pre-packs

Struggling retailers enter administration then are immediately sold on

24 Dec 2008

Page 5 of 5

2shotguests

How software as a service can meet the strategic needs of a growing business

Organisations are now looking for a software service that is cost effective, flexible, streamlined and able to meet the needs of the business both today and in the future

Organisations are now looking for a software service that is cost effective, flexible, streamlined and able to meet the needs of the business both today and in the future

Profession reaches end of its tether with PAC

After the Public Accounts Committee's latest hearing - in which it heavily criticised Google's tax affairs - many advisers have had enough

#AAYP 2013: Talent is ageless, but youth unemployment is a problem

The principles of developing future leaders apply whether you've just left school or got years of experience under your belt

To quota or not to quota: that is the problem

Women on board quotas may have a bad rep, but it’s the only way to address inherent bias argues Fiona Hotston Moore

infrastructure-growth

Should practice ownership structures break with tradition?

Incentivising accountancy practice staff will mean a new way of thinking. Robert Postlethwaite considers the options

Success of FRS 102 needs to be replicated on going concern

The consultation process for FRS 102 was arguably the most wide-ranging the FRC has ever conducted. It should apply the same rigour to going concern

Colin: Colin was here

Colin loves to be the centre of attention, as the Sky News Twitter account can testify

Taking Stock: Life in the slow lane

It was less Wacky Races and more Sunday driving as a team from Reeves helped raise £15,000 for charity as part of a race to Monaco

Share Price Centre

Track the fortunes of UK-listed companies with our Share Price Centre

PI Insurance

Professional Indemnity insurance tailored to the needs of small- to medium-sized practices

Find Me An Accountant

Locate an accounting practice that meets your particular business needs

Newsletters

Get the latest financial news sent directly to your inbox

  • Best Practice
  • Business
  • Daily Newsletter
  • Essentials

Careers

Search for jobs
Click to search our database of all the latest accountancy roles

Create a profile
Click to set up your profile and let the best recruiters find you

Jobs by email
Sign up to receive regular updates with the latest roles suitable for you

Briefings

budget-management

Why budgeting fails: One management system is not enough

If budgeting is to have any value at all, it needs a radical overhaul. In today's dynamic marketplace, budgeting can no longer serve as a company's only management system; it must integrate with and support dedicated strategy management systems, process improvement systems, and the like. In this paper, Professor Peter Horvath and Dr Ralf Sauter present what's wrong with the current approach to budgeting and how to fix it.

cchcover

iXBRL: Taking stock. Looking forward

In this white paper CCH provide checklists to help accountants and finance professionals both in practice and in business examine these issues and make plans. Also includes a case study of a large commercial organisation working through the first year of mandatory iXBRL filing.